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Beyond Inflammation: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Matrix Stiffness and Mechanotransduction in Systemic Sclerosis. [PDF]

Int J Rheum Dis
Cheng TK, Misra DP, Wei JC.
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Hydrogel‐Based 3D‐Printed Anthropomorphic Breast Phantom for Emulating Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Mammary Tissue. Applications in Microwave Imaging

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D‐printable breast phantom is developed using patient‐derived MRI data and hydrogels that replicate the dielectric properties of healthy and cancerous tissues. Mechanical and dielectric characterization confirm its suitability for microwave imaging.
Carlos M. Andreu, Daniel Álvarez Sánchez‐Bayuela, Gianluigi Tiberi, Eliana Canicattì, Agostino Monorchio, Ester Vázquez   +5 more
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Research progress on tumor extracellular matrix stiffness and immunosuppression. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Wu F, Zhang P, Wu W, Hou T, Jiang X, Huang T.   +5 more
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Acetoacetates Derived From Vegetable Oils: A Platform for Tailor‐Made Vinylogous Urethane Foams

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A renewable vegetable oil is converted into acetoacetate‐functionalized precursors for the preparation of catalyst‐free vinylogous urethane foams. Room‐temperature foaming with n‐pentane generates lightweight cellular materials, while the choice of amine enables control over foam structure and mechanical properties.
Krzysztof Polaczek, Priscilla de Souza Lima, Olga Gotkiewicz, Ondrej Kopilec, Radka Hobzova, Lívia Kanizsová, Mikelis Kirpluks, Ondrej Sedlacek, Hynek Beneš   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulating IL-11-dependent matrix stiffness to delay ovarian aging. [PDF]

Nat Aging
Wu M, Zhu Q, Xiong J, Tang W, Chen D, Xue L, Feng Y, Dai Y, Wu T, Wu C, Guo Y, Wei S, Huang Y, Zheng P, Li Y, Song Y, Ding T, Wu M, Li Z, Rong Y, Wang W, Li Y, Dai J, Wang S, Zhang J.   +24 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Photo‐Switchable Molecular Module Programming PET Biodegradation in Aquatic Environments

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We address the plastic durability paradox by integrating an itaconic acid–derived pyrrolidone module into polymer backbones. Sunlight in water triggers Norrish Type I ring‐opening and hydrophilization, enabling rapid biodegradation into nontoxic minerals.
Mohammad Asif Ali, Jixin Zheng, Satoshi Wakai, Jie Liu, Hidetaka Nomaki, Misato Tsukatani, Noriyuki Isobe, Jingcheng Sang, Yuriko Aoki, Hideo Okamura, Daisuke Sasaki, Chiaki Ogino, Yuzo Yamazaki, Takashi Nishikaze, Kenji Takada, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of extracellular matrix stiffness in regulating fibroblast behaviors and disease progression. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Fan Z, Deng K, Wang L, Fu J, Ma L, Tu S, Li J, Yao K, Xu Z, Guo Y.   +9 more
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A Magneto‐Mechanically Activated Nerve Guidance Conduit Promotes Peripheral Nerve Regeneration via TIMP1‐Mediated Membrane Tension Transfer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a magneto‐mechanical strategy that incorporates FP@MSCs into an aligned PCL/GelMA nerve guidance conduit. Magnetic stimulation increases membrane tension in FP@MSCs, triggering cytoskeletal remodeling, Schwann cell‐like differentiation, and TIMP1 secretion. TIMP1 activates ITGB1/CD63–FAK signaling in NE‐4C cells, increasing membrane
Xinyu Zhu, Yumin Wu, Xiang Gao, Tianlu Wang, Wanting Jia, Xueying Mei, Huanzhong Ji, Zongxi Wu, Yujie Liang, Xiang Li, Kan Li, Jingyuan Li, Guangsen Zheng, Guiqing Liao, Siyong Gao   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hemodynamics and matrix stiffness shape the pathogenicity of SPP1⁺ macrophages. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Zhang H, Han J, Zhu S, Yi M, Fan K, Chang R, Shi Y, Dong H.   +7 more
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Genetically Programmed Shape‐Morphing of Engineered Living Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, bacterial and mammalian engineered living materials (ELMs) are presented, in which living cells direct genetically programmed and enzymatically mediated shape‐morphing. The resulting deformation and shape‐recovery can be actuated in a genetically controlled manner by an ELM incorporating out‐of‐equilibrium counteracting biochemical reactions with
Jan Becker, Yuchen Liu, Miguel Baños, Rosanne Schmachtenberg, Mahmudul Hasan, Claudia Fink‐Straube, Luai R. Khoury, Wilfried Weber   +7 more
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